MSE Flashcards
: repeated,
purposeless behaviors often
indicative of anxiety such as
drumming fingers, twisting locks of
hair, or tapping the foot
Automatisms
: maintenance of
posture or position over time even
when it is awkward or uncomfortable
Waxy flexibility
– “rhyming of words” but
no meaning
Clang Association
– stuck on one topic and
unable to move to another idea ( repetition of
a particular response)
Perseveration
repetition of words that may or may not have meaning to the listener
“i want to go 3x”
verbigeration
repetition or imitating what the nurse says
echolalia
types of affect
showing little or a slow-to respond
facial expression - delayed
- Blunted affect:
combination of words tha are incoherent
word salad
types of affect
displaying a full range of emotional
expressions (Overacting)
- Broad affect:
Delusions
– being threatened by others
Persecutory
types of affect
showing no facial expression
Flat affect:
types of affect
rapidly changing moods
Labile:
types of affect
: displaying a facial expression
that is incongruent with mood or situation; often silly
or giddy regardless of circumstances
- Inappropriate affect
types of affect
Restricted affect: displaying one type of
expression, usually serious or somber
Restricted affect:
Delusions
an idea that everything happenignn is about him/her
reference
Delusions
– others are in love with
him/her
Erotomania
Delusions
– popular / famous person
Grandiosity
Delusions
– body organs are “rotten”
Somatic
Delusions
a belief that he/she does not exist
nihilistic
Delusions
– Jesus/ religious personality
Religious
Delusions
a belief that his or her actions are being controlled by external forces
influence / control
excessive amount and rate of
speech composed of fragmented or UNRELATED
IDEAS
–
“I am going to the mall. The mall is in town. The
town flies. Flies are here.”
Flight of ideas:
: disorganized thinking
that jumps from one idea to another with
little or no evident relation between the
thoughts
–
“I am going to the mall. Where is the
storm? I like this man. Hurray!”
- Loose associations
term used when a
client eventually answers a question but only
after giving excessive unnecessary detail
Circumstantial thinking:
